For City Council Meeting August 11, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to: (1) Approve the California Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Agreement in the Amount of $408,257.14; (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8557 Amending the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year Budget; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Execute All Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve the California Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Agreement in the amount of $408,257.14;
2) Approve a Budget Resolution amending the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year Budget; and
3) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
The California Cannabis Tax Fund Grant (CTFGP) has awarded the City of Rialto Police Department $408,257.14 through a no-matching funds Grant.
For the past several years, the City has pursued and been awarded various grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety to help augment its traffic safety efforts. In recent years, the City Council has dedicated increased funding for staffing to support the Department's efforts in improving the safety of the motoring public. This year, the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant awarded our agency $408,257.14. The new grant funding will further the Department's ability to reduce impaired driving crashes, increase public awareness of the dangers of impaired driving, and make Rialto's roadways a safer place to travel.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The CTFGP grant allocates funding to address traffic-related concerns through the following enforcement and educational programs. Along with the enforcement and educational programs, the grant allocated funding for the purchase of additional equipment to ensure operational efficiency:
Personnel
* DUI Checkpoints
* DUI Saturation Patrols
* Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Education (ARIDE) Training-Instruct
* Standard Field...
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